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Hey, looking to buy a scope for my savage 110ba 338lm and wondering which scope i should be looking at. I had a quick look at the night force but not tooooo sure exactly what im looking at.

Rifles uses include target and moose and elk hunting.

Words of wisdom? Suggestions?
 
best possible quality. Nightforce, US Optics, Schmitt Bender. those guns are big boomers, even with a brake. Get a tough durable scope to match the gun. Considering what you'll be spending on ammo, the scope is the cheap part :)
 
The scope to use on a rifle that can 'reach out there' like the .338LM, is based on your budget and how far you actually plan to shot out to.

I have a NF 5-22X56 on my Savage 10BA in .308 and a NF 8-32X56 on my Savage 110 FCP HS in .338LM.

NF are excellent scopes, IMO they are on the low end price wise when compared to prices of Premier, S&B, USO and then there's March!! I know Sightron are reported as very good value, but I feel that the other scopes I have listed hold their value better when the time comes to part with them.

I'm an old fart and these days I seem to need lots of magnifcation along with clear optics, all of the above scopes will fill this role.

One thing to keep in mind is how far you intend to shoot and the amount of vertical MOA you have. My 5-22 NF has much more vertical adjustment than the 8-32. The MOA rail you use can assist here a bit. To provide me with more vertical MOA for long range shoooting I am actually considering moving my 5-22 to the .338LM.

Also purchase a good set of quality rings, I am using NF rings on both of the above guns.

I'm not sure if you have fired your .338LM, but I find that the my 110 FCP HS (which is a bit lighter than your BA) is not that bad, it's more of a big push. I find my .308 has more of a quick snap recoil.

I've used Sellier and Bellot .338LM to sight in and get used to my gun. I think the ammo is OK for this application, but better quality ammo (read expensive!) will provide much better accuracy. I picked up some Lapua .338LM ammo recently and I'm really looking forward to seeing how that performs.
I plan to begin reloading soon to keep ammo cost down and based on past experience I know this will tighten up groups even more.
 
I would get vortex viper pst 6-24
http://www.vortexoptics.com/product/vortex-viper-pst-6-24x50-riflescope-with-ebr-1-moa-reticle

Depends:
1- are you a fan of a particular brand
2- how much do you want to spend
3- do you want to be able to brag about an expensive riflescope or you just want it work well

Alot of good options in all price ranges....

I personally think this scope would be the best value for the price.

Now, if you want to spend more, but a NF, if you want to spend more, but a S&B.
Is it really going to make a difference over the vortex? Honestly, I don't think so.... but I'm no expert.
 
Kryogen said:
I would get vortex viper pst 6-24
http://www.vortexoptics.com/product/vortex-viper-pst-6-24x50-riflescope-with-ebr-1-moa-reticle

Depends:
1- are you a fan of a particular brand
2- how much do you want to spend
3- do you want to be able to brag about an expensive riflescope or you just want it work well

Alot of good options in all price ranges....

I personally think this scope would be the best value for the price.

Now, if you want to spend more, but a NF, if you want to spend more, but a S&B.
Is it really going to make a difference over the vortex? Honestly, I don't think so.... but I'm no expert.
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I agree. I've got the 110BA as well and use the Vortex 6-24x50 FFP. I've certainly had no issues with it at all. Optics are clear, holds repeated zero, mechanically sound. I'd love a NF too, but I'm not sitting here with money to burn just to say I have the best. The Vortex performs better than I can shoot. And yes, I'm another old fart.:)
 
Kryogen said:
I would get vortex viper pst 6-24
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You need to get that 300 WM build/or purchase going. :p I was super excited when you were talking about that 7 or so months ago. Now you are looking at 223. What are you actually shooting?

And I am not really being snarky, I just wanna know whats going on. :D

OP,
I got a sightron 8x32 with cheap weaver tacticals on my HS FCP and its holding up well. As mentioned recoil is not worse than a 308 with these savage breaks.
 
Kryogen said:
Now, if you want to spend more, but a NF, if you want to spend more, but a S&B.
Is it really going to make a difference over the vortex? Honestly, I don't think so.... but I'm no expert.
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at longer ranges it will. all scopes are mechanical instriments, man made ones, they all have tollerrances. the higher end ones have much tighter tollerances, make them more accurate. VERY few scopes are true to the stated turret adjustments. due to the mechanics of the scope. lets just say taking out all enviromental, shooter error, barrel harmonics etc, the gun was literally a .01MOA gun, now if the scope adjustments are off 1/10th of an MOA for every full moa adjustments (this would never be seen in real life shoter ranges) thats 1MOA off for every 10MOA adjustments, dial up 15-20 MOA for what ever range, now your off 1.5-2MOA at 1000yds thats 15-20" your off tagert, and that seems like a pretty big miss to me
 
For this rifle (110 BA .338 LM ) I recommend the NF 5.5-22x50. Lots of internal adjustment, bombproof construction and the 50 objective allows for plenty of clearance for the full rail Savage has on this rifle.
 
Tomochan said:
For this rifle (110 BA .338 LM ) I recommend the NF 5.5-22x50. Lots of internal adjustment, bombproof construction and the 50 objective allows for plenty of clearance for the full rail Savage has on this rifle.
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This would be a great choice for the reasons mentioned. If you feel like spending more money, USO, S&B, Premier Reticles are great choices as well. USO and S&B are very customizable for reticles, turrets, illumination... Premier Reticles not so much.

I would go open sights before I would go Vortex.
 
I suggest getting a scope with ffp it makes a nice difference . I got a bushnell elite 4200 6x24x50 on my 110ba .300 and like it so far. Good luck!
 
ivo said:
I would go open sights before I would go Vortex.
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I didn't want to be SO blunt!
But, since you made that point, I'll second that!!!!!:evil:

A while back I was thinking of buying a Vortex, as you appear to get a lot for the money.
But after hearing/reading about the number of people that have had internal failures, I'm sure glad I didn't. There are a few threads on this very topic close to this thread.

Saying that, I have heard/read that if you don't have the spare "Toy" money laying around, Sightron produce a nice optic for around the same as a Vortex.
But as I mentioned, the higher end optics tend to hold their resale value better if you decide to change optics.

What are some of those sayings?....................."buy once, cry once", or "spend the money and buy the right one the first time around".

After spending over 2K for the 110BA and considering what it costs to feed it..................if it's in your budget, why go cheap on the optics, rings and mounts.

:stirthepot2:
 
Leviathan024 said:
I suggest getting a scope with ffp it makes a nice difference . I got a bushnell elite 4200 6x24x50 on my 110ba .300 and like it so far. Good luck!
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I would suggest a SFP scope.

Why would you suggest a FFP?

They may be tacticool but for target shooting I think SFP is much better. Much thinner retical on full power with a SFP.

I have a Sightron SIII 6-24x50 on my 110BA. I like it a lot. I had a SIII 8-32x56 but changed it out for the 6-24 for the extra elevation travel.

If you have cash look at the more expensive scopes. But if your like most people Sightrons and Vortex's are nice scopes for their price.
 
Thanks for your guys input. Price is not a huge deal mind you im not a millionare. What I am looking for is durability, flexability(I see a more expensive rifle in the future), clarity and well bang for the buck. I put the 3200 3-9 on just to see what type of kick it has and I laughed hard because it reminded me of a timid pitbull. Looks hairy but no bite. Its a pleasure to shoot. The tikka t3 300wsm was painful to shoot resulting in a crazy flinch. Limbsaver recoil pad curbed that though.

There is a guy at my range and he just boast about his accuracy out of his rem700 tweaked to the nutz and I would like to get close to the same. I could also whoop his ass just to ahut him up. A little help will go a long way. Thanks again.
 
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4500$ ? I'm goin to guess your lOoking at the S&B 5-25 ?? If that's the one then the answer is no its not "too much", iv got 1 plus anoter on order and a 12-50 model already and I don't ever 2nd guess about spending that much money on glass
 
Reguardless of what scope you get, you need to do a fuction test.

"Ultimate Monkey" stated that a small discrepency in adjustment value will add up over large verticle adjustments. This is true, but not exclusive with scopes of any value.

EVERY scope a long range shooter purchases needs to be function tested, wether it costs $500.00 or $5000.00. Every scope that is put through the fuction test will give the shooter a VERY DETAILED value of adjustment.

The function test will also indicate if the scope adjustments are repeatable.
I have some scopes that are in the $500.00 range that shoot as accurately as I could possibly want out to 1300 yards. REPEATABLY

The Leupold Mark 4 (8.5-25) TMR Reticle that I have on my Savage 110BA in 300WM, shoots just fine out to 1900 yards so far. It will go further, as soon as I have the time/opportunity to do more shooting.

My personal feeling is:

Use the best/most expensive scope scope you can afford to use.(Brand/Manufacturer doesnt mean much) It gives you the best chance to get a good reliable optic. If you cant afford much, you may be suprised how good some cheaper scopes can shoot! I know I was!
 
dthunter said:
Reguardless of what scope you get, you need to do a fuction test.

"Ultimate Monkey" stated that a small discrepency in adjustment value will add up over large verticle adjustments. This is true, but not exclusive with scopes of any value.

EVERY scope a long range shooter purchases needs to be function tested, wether it costs $500.00 or $5000.00. Every scope that is put through the fuction test will give the shooter a VERY DETAILED value of adjustment.

The function test will also indicate if the scope adjustments are repeatable.
I have some scopes that are in the $500.00 range that shoot as accurately as I could possibly want out to 1300 yards. REPEATABLY

The Leupold Mark 4 (8.5-25) TMR Reticle that I have on my Savage 110BA in 300WM, shoots just fine out to 1900 yards so far. It will go further, as soon as I have the time/opportunity to do more shooting.

My personal feeling is:

Use the best/most expensive scope scope you can afford to use.(Brand/Manufacturer doesnt mean much) It gives you the best chance to get a good reliable optic. If you cant afford much, you may be suprised how good some cheaper scopes can shoot! I know I was!
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I agree
 
warrenb said:
You need to get that 300 WM build/or purchase going. :p I was super excited when you were talking about that 7 or so months ago. Now you are looking at 223. What are you actually shooting?
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I just bought a new house and I am starting a new dental office from scratch so all my money goes into the business and I will earn less money for a while so I have decided to spend less on shooting until I can afford it more.

Shooting mostly 9mm pistol those days at the range.

Cant wait for the 300 and 223 builds, but it will take a little while ;)
 
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